Mirroring your love and genuine connection.

On your wedding day, Katie Lewis hones in on the most important detail: your marriage.
 
“It's the connection and devotion between you and your spouse,” she says. “Photographs of how you and your spouse looked at each other on your wedding day, were in awe of each other at your first look, cried together during your ceremony, danced together at your reception, and laughed together as you celebrated — photographs like that will be your legacy and will be cherished for generations to come.”
 
Katie’s lens focuses on candid, loving moments to create beautiful, relaxed portraits. The full-time wedding photographer has perfected the balanced art of always being there, but never in the way. She credits this to her many years working with the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. As a staff photographer, she photographed hundreds of high-profile national leaders and events.
 
“I learned how to photograph presidents and cabinet secretaries and how to photograph an event discreetly so as not to call attention to myself,” Katie says.
 
These camera tactics carried over seamlessly to weddings, she says. Katie stealthy lines up groups and gets the needed shots while working quickly and keeping the wedding timeline flowing. She has learned how to be a guest and an observer at the same time, keeping her attention on the couple and how they’re experiencing the day.
 
“I know when to photograph and when to keep my camera down,” she says. “I am able to help people feel at ease. My couples always tell me I’m laid back and comfortable to be around.”
 
Growing up in southeastern Virginia, Katie remembers flipping through family albums as a child, cherishing the happy wedding photos and getting her hands on her very first camera at age seven. She would run around snapping photos of her cat, her family and flowers.
 
After earning a degree from George Washington University in fine art and art history with a concentration in photography, Katie studied abroad in Florence, capturing her first digital photographs and growing a deep appreciation for art history and travel. The first wedding Katie shot was her cousin’s and she quickly fell in love with the creativity and sentimental value.
 
When Covid hit in 2020, Katie realized wedding photography was her dream and she left her job with the Department of Defense that fall, rolling right into the wedding boom of 2021 and 2022. “I love working with other creatives and vendors,” she says. “It’s a really fun collaboration to create a beautiful and meaningful event together.”
 
Her signature style is digital, but in a film aesthetic that appears timeless. She maintains relatively true-to-life color while editing with a film simulation that adds a slight tinge of classic grain to the image.
 
“I strive for the timeless keepsake photo where real emotion comes through,” Katie says.